Harman Kardon HS 300 Owner's Manual

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39OPERATIONDVD PLAYBACKUsing a DVD’s MenuOne of the unique features of the DVD system is that it offers a produc-er the opportunity to include a wide range of features on a disc, includ-ing multiple language tracks; subtitles in a variety of languages; specialinformation such as movie trailers and cast information; and other cus-tomized information. In addition, producers may divide a movie or pro-gram into chapters that allow for quick access to specific parts of theprogram. These chapters may be accompanied by thumbnail pictures ofa scene from the specific chapter to help you select the desired spot onthe disc.When a disc is playing, press the Disc Menu Button to pause the play-back and display the disc’s menu. As there are no hard rules about styleand contents for DVD menus, the way they appear on the screen andthe information they contain will vary from one disc to another. However,the following general rules apply to most menus:• You may move through the options on a menu with the NavigationButtons, as the disc’s programming allows. The option selected willtypically be highlighted in a certain color or inside an outline box.• To select a highlighted option, which may either play a portion of thedisc or move to a submenu, press the Enter Button.• On some discs, when you select the DVD menu during the playbackof a movie, the disc will return to the point in the program where themenu was selected by offering a “Play Movie” option. Press the EnterButton or Play Button to resume play. However, not all discs offer thisfeature, and selecting the menu while playing a movie may mean thatyou will have to go back to either the beginning of the program or thestart of a chapter. This feature is out of the control of the HS 300, asit is set by the disc’s internal programming.IMPORTANT NOTE ON DVD PLAYBACKThe HS 300 is capable of all the features and options coveredby the DVD standards. However, not all discs will function identi-cally, and some discs will not have many of the features of theDVD system. For example, most current DVD discs do not takeadvantage of the multiple-angle feature.When you press a button and the player displays the “FeatureProhibited” icon “Ø”, this is an indication that the disc has notbeen programmed for that feature. In addition, it is common forthe producers of DVD discs to block the use of certain functionsduring only some parts of a disc. For example, many discsprohibit the use of fast-play buttons or prohibit access to theChapter Menu display during the playback of copyright notices,studio logos, movie credits or trailers.ZoomThe HS 300’s advanced digital video processing circuits include aZoom feature that allows you to enlarge the image of a DVD, VCD orJPEG for closer examination of a particular part of the picture. Foursteps of enlargement are available.Figure 60 – Zoom Button• To use the Zoom feature, press the Zoom Button while a disc isplaying or paused. See Figure 60. Each press of the button willincrease the zoom-in effect. When you have zoomed through allfour steps (two steps of enlargement for VCDs), the picture will returnto normal size.• When the zoom feature is activated, you may use the NavigationButtons to explore the enlarged picture once the information box withthe zoom ratio and playback time no longer appears on the screen.• Some discs are created in a way that prevents the Zoom featurefrom operating. In addition, the Zoom feature will not operate on discmenus and may not operate on subtitles.Playback ResumeThe HS 300 offers a “Resume” feature for DVD playback that is differ-ent from the conventional “Stop” function you may be used to on CDplayers. When the Stop Button is pressed once, the disc will stop andResume will appear briefly in the upper right corner of the video screenand in the Main Information Display. While the Resume feature is active,the disc’s position is entered into the unit’s memory so that when thePlay Button is pressed to resume playback, the program will continue atthe point where it was when the Stop Button was pressed. To completelystop playback, press the Stop Button twice.You may resume a DVD (Audio or Video), CD, VCD with PlaybackControl, MP3 or JPEG disc after placing the HS 300 in Standby mode.Resume will not operate for WMA files or for VCDs that do not haveplayback control.Disc RecognitionWhen the Disc Recognition feature is turned on in the SYSTEM SETUPmenu, you may press the Stop Button either once (to enter Resumemode) or twice (to enter Stop mode) and remove the DVD from theplayer. Even if you turn the HS 300 off, the next time you insert thatDVD, you will be presented with the option of either starting playbackfrom the beginning, or resuming playback at the point at which youstopped previously. The HS 300 can recognize up to 100 DVDs total.